[2026-03-19 20:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Two Palestinians killed in Israeli drone attack on Gaza City

Snippet: An Israeli drone strike killed two Palestinians in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood, Al Jazeera reported, citing sources at al-Shifa Hospital.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/two-palestinians-killed-israeli-drone-attack-gaza-city

[2026-03-19 20:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Iran: Mass funeral in Tehran for Larijani and other officials killed in strikes

Snippet: Coffins draped in Iranian flags were paraded through central Tehran streets on trucks, as mourners waved portraits and banners proclaiming vengeance. The ceremony, broadcast live by state television, marked one of the largest public gatherings in Iran since the conflict escalated in late February 2026. Among those commemorated were Ali Larijani, Iran’s national security chief, killed in an Israeli airstrike near Tehran, Gholamreza Soleimani, Basij paramilitary commander, and 84 sailors from the frigate IRIS Dena, torpedoed by a US submarine

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/19/iran-mass-funeral-in-tehran-for-larijani-and-other-officials-killed-in-strikes/

[2026-03-19 19:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Leniency granted to father who killed disabled daughter after 34 years of care

Snippet: A father who killed his mentally disabled adult daughter was convicted of murder and sentenced to three years in prison, a Daegu court said Thursday, citing mitigating circumstances including the decades of care he provided for the victim.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10698354

[2026-03-19 18:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]

Source: 9News

Title: Sydney musician faces possible life behind bars for alleged involvement in $5.5m drug ring

Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/eight-charged-over-alleged-largescale-drug-manufacture-and-supply/83e39910-c0a5-48a4-8f91-62ebad18af12

[2026-03-19 18:42 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Teen arrested after allegedly firing air gun at student at Sydney school

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/teen-arrested-after-allegedly-firing-air-gun-at-student-at-sydney-school-20260319-p5qs7a.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-19 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Iran missile strike hits Tel Aviv area as deaths mount across region

Snippet: A residential building in Tel Aviv was damaged early on Thursday 19 March after a missile strike, as emergency services responded at the scene, according to footage filmed by the Associated Press. Police, firefighters and ambulances were deployed around the building, where shattered windows and debris were visible. The Israeli military said late Wednesday it had detected a missile launch from Iran and activated air defence systems to intercept the threat over central Israel.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/19/iran-missile-strike-hits-tel-aviv-area-as-deaths-mount-across-region/

[2026-03-19 18:28 UTC+10:00] [Technology] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Hacker says they compromised millions of confidential police tips held by US company

Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/technology/hacker-says-compromised-p3-global-intel-police-tips/

[2026-03-19 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Probe begins of Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades

Snippet: The Wang Fuk Court housing complex fires tore through seven buildings and killed 168 people. (AP: Chan Long Hei)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/committee-hearings-begin-for-wang-fuk-court-apartment-fire/106475074

[2026-03-19 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Israeli air raids devastate southern Lebanon, dozens killed in two days

Snippet: Israeli air raids targeted a house in the town of Burj Shemali in southern Lebanon as dozens were reported killed across the war-battered country over the past two days on this punishing front of the wider conflict launched by the United States and Israel against Iran, embroiling the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/19/israeli-air-raids-devastate-southern-lebanon-dozens-killed-in-two-days

[2026-03-19 18:02 UTC+10:00] [National / Victoria] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Bikie-linked ex-CFMEU official submits possibly doctored bail documents

Snippet: A construction boss with outlaw motorcycle gang links is suspected of having submittedfalse bail documents to a magistrate, and a court has heard police believe the only person he is allowed to travel with is the chapter president of a bikie gang.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/bikie-linked-ex-cfmeu-official-submits-possibly-doctored-bail-documents-20260319-p5qco8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-19 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Notorious killer 'refused' to watch video from victim's parents, inquest hears

Snippet: Bradley Murdoch was sentenced to life in prison in 2005 for the murder of Peter Falconio and the attempted kidnapping of Joanne Lees, with a non-parole period of 28 years. (AAP)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/bradley-murdoch-inquest-alice-springs-coronial-findings/106469506

[2026-03-19 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Missile fire kills three Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Snippet: Three Palestinians, including a teenager, were killed and 13 others injured on Wednesday night when missile fragments struck a hair salon near Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/missile-fire-kills-three-palestinians-west-bank

[2026-03-19 17:23 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Judicial reform draws early concerns over court capacity, enforcement

Snippet: Rising appeals, difficulties in probing judges, staffing pressures highlight systemic challenges

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10698246

[2026-03-19 17:10 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Car theft drives Victorian crime surge

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/car-theft-drives-victorian-crime-surge-20260319-p5qosl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-19 17:10 UTC+10:00] [Xiao En memorial park] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Funeral urns stolen for ransom in Malaysia trigger police hunt for cross-border gang

Snippet: In the past month, 30 urns in Negeri Sembilan and 22 urns in Johor were reported stolen at two memorial parks

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3347126/funeral-urns-stolen-ransom-malaysia-trigger-police-hunt-cross-border-gang

[2026-03-19 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Overnight storm in Karachi kills at least 15 people

Snippet: KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Heavy rains and strong winds lashed Pakistan’s largest city overnight, killing at least 15 people and injuring several others as walls and roofs collapsed at multiple locations, emergency services and hospital officials said Thursday.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-rains-strong-winds-killed-people-karachi-fece6096b73d4b058cedb348de686b0a

[2026-03-19 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Pedophile pop star Gary Glitter, 81, ‘on his last legs’ behind bars in UK prison: report

Snippet: British pop star pedophile Gary Glitter is a frail shadow of his former self — and insiders claim he’s likely to die behind bars.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/19/world-news/pedophile-pop-star-gary-glitter-81-on-his-last-legs-in-prison-report/

[2026-03-19 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Millionaire may have been decomposing for days before bizarre standoff involving ‘Blues Brother’ suspect

Snippet: The body of a 92-year-old real estate developer could have been decomposing for days before he was found dead inside his Hermosa Beach home. The new details follow a bizarre standoff with a suspect who had been holed up inside for hours, authorities said.Demetrius Doukoullos, a longtime property owner in the quiet coastal community, had not been seen for several days before someone requested a welfare check at his residence.Neighbors had also reported a foul odor coming from the home,

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/19/us-news/millionaire-may-have-been-dead-for-days-before-bizarre-standoff/

[2026-03-19 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Senegal seeks longer prison time for homosexuality

Snippet: Ababacar Mboup, an activist against homosexuality and founder of And Samm Jikko Yi or “Together for the Preservation of Values,” poses for a portrait in front of a mosque in Guediawaye, Senegal, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/senegal-lgbtq-homosexuality-17e86e420e09b052ec03f356fc080d6d

[2026-03-19 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli attacks kill 45 people in Lebanon in two days

Snippet: Israeli attacks killed 45 people across Lebanon over the past two days, according to Lebanon’s public health ministry.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attacks-kill-45-people-lebanon-over-past-two-days-ministry-says

[2026-03-19 16:23 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Sydney musician arrested in $5.5m drug bust

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/sydney-musician-arrested-in-5-5m-drug-bust-20260319-p5qlci.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-19 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran executes three convicted of killing police in recent pre-war unrest

Snippet: Iran has executed three people convicted of killing police officers and carrying out operations in favour of the United States and Israel during unrest earlier this year, the judiciary said, amid the sprawling war launched on the country, now in its 20th day.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/19/iran-executes-three-convicted-of-killing-police-in-recent-pre-war-unrest

[2026-03-19 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Israel is killing off Iran's leaders but the war rages on

Snippet: A mourner holds a poster depicting Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, right, the successor to his late father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, as supreme leader, during the funeral procession for senior Iranian military officials and civilians killed during the U.S.-Israel campaign in Tehran, Iran, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-killing-leaders-hezbollah-hamas-history-9e9edf108ae8288c673b964c066b59c6

[2026-03-19 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Polish man given 13-year term in $3.6 million drug smuggling case

Snippet: South Korea’s Supreme Court upheld a 13-year prison sentence for a Polish national convicted of smuggling more than 5.4 billion won ($3.6 million) worth of illicit drugs into the country.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10698113

[2026-03-19 15:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Boy stabs woman on her way to work at a Melbourne shopping centre

Snippet: A teenager has been arrested after a stabbing at a shopping centre in south-east Melbourne today.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/boy-stabs-woman-walking-to-work-clayton-melbourne/106474380

[2026-03-19 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: UK abuse claims against Kevin Spacey settled out of court

Snippet: A UK civil suit against actor Kevin Spacey has been settled out of court. (Reuters: Susannah Ireland)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/kevin-spacey-avoids-new-trial-with-court-settlement/106473796

[2026-03-19 15:49 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: School staff caught with live bullets on campus

Snippet: Police are investigating a school official who was found in possession of live ammunition at a school in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, the Ansan Sangnok Police Station said Wednesday.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10698085

[2026-03-19 15:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: New details emerge about New Mexico US Air Force base shooting that left 1 dead, 1 injured

Snippet: The shooting at a New Mexico Air Force Base on Tuesday left a military veteran dead and an active duty service member injured, authorities said in an update.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/19/us-news/new-details-emerge-about-new-mexico-us-air-force-base-shooting-that-left-1-dead-1-injured/

[2026-03-19 15:44 UTC+10:00] [Crime - Australia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Woman who was sexually abused by her parents for 14 years says she was devastated by The Australian’s podcast

Snippet: Abuse survivor tells news.com.au that her mental health suffered after being contacted by journalist Richard Guilliatt

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/19/woman-who-was-sexually-abused-by-her-parents-for-14-years-says-she-was-devastated-by-the-australians-podcast

[2026-03-19 15:28 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong businessman Jason Poon, 5 others arrested in HK$6 million fraud case

Snippet: Source says police intelligence suggests surgical mask manufacturer allegedly defrauded HSBC via SME Financing Guarantee Scheme

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3347113/hong-kong-businessman-jason-poon-5-others-arrested-hk6-million-fraud-case

[2026-03-19 15:22 UTC+10:00] [Al Queda] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Philippine police thwart Roblox-linked school shooting plot by 7 teens

Snippet: The case involving radicalised students in Laguna province highlights the urgent cyber safety and parental vigilance against online threats

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3347111/philippine-police-thwart-roblox-linked-school-shooting-plot-7-teens

[2026-03-19 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Man jailed for role in $15m drug syndicate bringing meth to Australia

Snippet: Police intercepted 52kg of methamphetamine on a plane at Monto Airport. (Supplied: Australian Federal Police)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/nathan-john-bailey-sentenced-to-eight-years-jail-for-drug-import/106471838

[2026-03-19 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Series of failures contributed to Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades, probe hears

Snippet: Firefighters work to extinguish a fire which broke out Wednesday at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, on Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/hong-kong-deadly-fire-probe-begins-7bc481fbc1965883b83bb7668e7d8c6f

[2026-03-19 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Light aircraft crashes at Broome's Town Beach

Snippet: The plane crashed at Broome's Town Beach, police say. (ABC Kimberley: Andrew Seabourne)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/plane-crashes-at-broome-town-beach/106474176

[2026-03-19 15:00 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘Criminal’ or ‘kids throwing snowballs’? How a viral snow fight provoked Mamdani’s schism with NYPD

Snippet: Though two men were arrested for allegedly pelting officers with snow, the mayor waved off the incident

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/snowball-fight-mamdani-nypd

[2026-03-19 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Three Palestinian women killed during Iranian missile attack in West Bank

Snippet: Palestinians killed from rocket fragments in occupied West Bank

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/19/three-palestinian-women-killed-during-iranian-missile-attack-in-west-bank

[2026-03-19 14:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: AP News

Title: Rapper Afroman wins defamation lawsuit against Ohio police over house raid

Snippet: Afroman, whose real name is Joseph Foreman, poses for a portrait in New York, Aug. 22, 2001. (AP Photo/Shawn Baldwin, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/afroman-police-raid-lawsuit-ohio-first-amendment-309accc1ce068620e19cfd7d0f70dae1

[2026-03-19 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Dem Illinois Senate candidate Raja Krishnamoorthi slammed for selling $13 water while preaching ‘affordability’ in campaign

Snippet: Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., is facing online mockery after his Senate campaign’s election night watch party charged customers exorbitant prices for water, despite claiming to champion affordability issues.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/18/us-news/ill-senate-candidate-raja-krishnamoorthi-slammed-for-13-water-while-preaching-affordability/

[2026-03-19 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Democrats storm out of Justice Department leaders' briefing on the Epstein files

Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C.— Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday stormed out of a closed-door briefing on the Jeffrey Epstein files by Justice Department leaders, and said they would push to force Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions under oath about the case that has plagued the Trump administration.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/19/world/americas-emea/democrats-storm-out-of-justice-department-leaders-briefing-on-the-epstein-files/2303357

[2026-03-19 14:48 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Tim Picton’s alleged killer remains on bail despite returning positive blood alcohol reading

Snippet: The man accused of killing high-profile Labor strategist Tim Picton in a coward-punch attack has avoided being sent back to prison to await trial after police prosecutors abandoned a move to revoke his bail.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/tim-picton-s-alleged-killer-remains-on-bail-despite-returning-positive-blood-alcohol-reading-20260319-p5q495.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-19 14:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Two tugboat crew members dead after ‘confined space incident’ in Alaskan waters, Coast Guard says

Snippet: Two crew members of a tugboat were killed and two others were injured in what the Coast Guard described Wednesday as a “confined space incident” aboard a barge moored in southeast Alaska last weekend.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/18/us-news/2-tugboat-crew-members-dead-after-confined-space-incident-in-alaska-coast-guard/

[2026-03-19 14:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Husband to fight charges over crash with train that killed wife

Snippet: Topic:Road Accidents and Incidents

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/haydn-mansell-pleads-not-guilty-to-careless-driving-albany-death/106473424

[2026-03-19 14:05 UTC+10:00] [Sydney] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Doctors missed Gia’s UTI after childbirth. The Vietnamese Australian woman’s death was preventable, coroner finds

Snippet: Gia Lam should have been offered interpreter by medical team at Fairfield hospital, coroner’s court finds

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/19/gia-lam-died-chilbirth-uti-hospital-preventable-death

[2026-03-19 13:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Repeat creep, 30, allegedly attempted to rape 84-year-old in NYC park bathroom

Snippet: A 30-year-old Manhattan man was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape an 84-year-old woman at a Lower East Side Park — one week after trying to kiss a stranger in the same neighborhood, authorities said.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/18/us-news/creep-allegedly-attempted-to-rape-84-year-old-in-nyc-park-bathroom/

[2026-03-19 13:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Driver who killed young motorcyclist was on the phone, judge says

Snippet: Elizabeth Meg Krainz previously pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving. (ABC News: Eva Blandis)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/suspended-sentence-for-killer-driver-who-hit-motorcyclist/106472080

[2026-03-19 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Murdered influencer may have been buried alive in suitcase after texting pals about ‘creep in stairwell’

Snippet: An Austrian influencer whose was stuffed in a suitcase and then buried may have been alive and fighting for life when her sick killer tried to hide the remains, police said.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/18/world-news/murdered-austrian-influencer-may-have-been-buried-alive-in-suitcase/

[2026-03-19 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Transport group accuses police of harassment

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — A transport group leading a strike in Metro Manila on Thursday accused police officers of allegedly harassing its members, as protests against high fuel taxes disrupted traffic in several areas.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/19/news/transport-group-accuses-police-of-harassment/2303345

[2026-03-19 13:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Runaway truck wheel hits bus driver on expressway; Driver brings bus to safety, dies

Snippet: A bus driver was killed Tuesday after a wheel detached from a cargo truck and crashed through the windshield of a bus on a highway in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10697896

[2026-03-19 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Cold case murder of Iowa realtor found shot at open house cracked 15 years later

Snippet: The mysterious death of an Iowa realtor who was shot twice at an open house 15 years ago has finally been solved, authorities said.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/18/us-news/cold-case-murder-of-iowa-realtor-ashley-okland-cracked-15-years-later/

[2026-03-19 13:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Strikes hit world's largest natural gas field in Iran, and Tehran retaliates with more attacks

Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel killed Iran's intelligence minister as it kept up its campaign against the Islamic Republic’s top leadership and reportedly attacked an Iranian offshore natural gas field Wednesday, as the war escalated pressure on the region’s economic lifeblood: energy.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10697883